From Propecia Help To Taking Finasteride Again

[Aeroes]

Hi Guys!

Just thought I'd make a thread to document my journey with Finasteride. About 7 years ago I took Finasteride 1mg Propecia and after only a week I got side effects of ED which I've generally had issues with prior, so I stopped I got caught up obcessively in the sides and blammed alot on the meds, no denying it did contribute to my ed and had real side effects of numb junk which was a scary experience, I think the dosage was to strong for me.

I'd like to mention first I'm not a doctor and just sharing my personal experiment, so don't go off my information as doctors generally know best.

Fast forward 7 years im more level headed and educated and of course unhappy with the progression of my hair loss. I'm Norwood 2 heading to Norwood 3 but believe it or not no one has ever noticed I'm going bald even when I mentioned it due to the way I style it. I couldn't see myself being bald, so I've decided to try again in my own way. I'm 3 weeks in, started once p.w Friday 0.25mg, twice per week Monday 0.25 mg, Friday 0.25mg, third week m,w,f which I will continue doing. I do notice when I'm on it but it's certainly alot more manageable and comfortable for me at this dosage.

I'll post pictures at the 3 month mark and keep updates on the progression. If I'm comfortable at that dosage at 2months I will up my dosage, aslong as I can still have sex

 

[FilthyFrancis]

I have nothing to say but buckle up for the finasteride clash (i.e the rant against finasteride, the rant against the rant against finasteride, the rant against the rant against the rant against finasteride etc.)!

 

[baldcel503]

In my experience the libido and ED issues kept getting worse for 5 months before flat-lining at a spot where i couldn't hold it up without Cialis, almost like a degenerative effect.

 

[INT]

Why not go topical?

 

[NSix]

you cant experience legitimate sides after just 1 week

if you're this worried, then do not take finasteride or dutasteride

you will not be able to tolerate the actual sides when they do happen and/or the actual loss of efficacy for both drugs when they do happen

 

[Ausgebombt]

you cant experience legitimate sides after just 1 week

if you're this worried, then do not take finasteride or dutasteride

you will not be able to tolerate the actual sides when they do happen and/or the actual loss of efficacy for both drugs when they do happen

Any source? The data shows that DHT levels drop dramatically just hours after popping the first 1mg pill, so I don’t see how you could completely rule out side effects.

My own personal experiences from trying 0.25 mg/day are that I get lower sex drive and no morning wood about 3 weeks after starting. When I stop taking it, sides are much better after 5 days and gone completely after 2 weeks.

I speculate that the speed at which side effects onset after starting and diminish after stopping is proportional to your daily dosage. However, if you are taking any amount above the minimum effective daily dosage (0.05 mg/day), the steady-state side effects will be the same.

 

[Aeroes]

My dick went numb. I wasn't even thinking about sides champ. Don't steam roll my thread.

you cant experience legitimate sides after just 1 week

if you're this worried, then do not take finasteride or dutasteride

you will not be able to tolerate the actual sides when they do happen and/or the actual loss of efficacy for both drugs when they do happen

 

[Aeroes]

Why not go topical?

Hey Int,

I strongly considering it but from what I've read it's useless compared to oral with similar side effects

 

[DoctorHouse]

Hey Int,

I strongly considering it but from what I've read it's useless compared to oral with similar side effects

According to the Hasson and Wong studies, they say it's just as effective and with virtually no side effects. I would trust that over what you read here. I think oral is easier for administration. If you end of getting sides again, I would then strongly consider topical. But if you can accept hair loss then don't bother with topical. It would be so interesting to see cases where someone else administered your medication and didn't let you know if they were giving you a placebo or not. I just read a case where some guy quit using finasteride due to sides and later his girlfriend would make his protein shakes for him and would add finasteride to it and the guy thought his hair was improving from the shakes. He complained of no side effects for months and then later his girlfriend confessed she was putting finasteride in his shakes because she did not want him to go bald.

 

[baldcel503]

you cant experience legitimate sides after just 1 week

if you're this worried, then do not take finasteride or dutasteride

you will not be able to tolerate the actual sides when they do happen and/or the actual loss of efficacy for both drugs when they do happen

I got some level of ED after 2 days so not true.

 

[Aeroes]

That is fucked up haha. Yes the mind is interesting. I'll try this and see how I go

According to the Hasson and Wong studies, they say it's just as effective and with virtually no side effects. I would trust that over what you read here. I think oral is easier for administration. If you end of getting sides again, I would then strongly consider topical. But if you can accept hair loss then don't bother with topical. It would be so interesting to see cases where someone else administered your medication and didn't let you know if they were giving you a placebo or not. I just read a case where some guy quit using finasteride due to sides and later his girlfriend would make his protein shakes for him and would add finasteride to it and the guy thought his hair was improving from the shakes. He complained of no side effects for months and then later his girlfriend confessed she was putting finasteride in his shakes because she did not want him to go bald.

 

[Orwell]

I've had sides after 2, 8 and 6 days respectively of trying topical finasteride at both high and low doses. I know they were real as I started getting gyno after the third attempt. Some people are just very sensitive to any drop in DHT.

 

[Hair-pun]

We are discussing psychosomatic side effects on an RU thread at the moment and I think that they are really powerful, I have certainly 'felt' side effects shortly after reading about them for RU and oral minoxidil but then continued with the drug and felt nothing later on. My advice is just to push through, keep taking finasteride maybe at your lower dosage if you feel more comfortable with this (I think 0.5mg per day is pretty much as good as 1mg) and try and forget the sides. Seriously though, losing your hair is so awful isn't it worth having a reduced libido to prevent it? Imagine it in reverse- that hair loss was the side effect of a medication for impotence- would you take it? Some people decline chemotherapy because hair loss is a side effect. Don't underestimate the impact on your life losing your hair can have- I've literally just wasted a year due to the depression caused by rapid hair loss brought on by making a mistake with the meds. Don't let the same thing happen to you- take finasteride and forget about it

 

[Aeroes]

Up to my fourth week M W F. Was able to have sex four times in two days no huge issues, maybe slightly less hard and my hairline has shedded quite a bit. Will keep posted in progress might up my dosage next month. So far the lower dosage is working well for me so we'll see it it helps my hairline.

 

[TomRiddle]

We are discussing psychosomatic side effects on an RU thread at the moment and I think that they are really powerful, I have certainly 'felt' side effects shortly after reading about them for RU and oral minoxidil but then continued with the drug and felt nothing later on. My advice is just to push through, keep taking finasteride maybe at your lower dosage if you feel more comfortable with this (I think 0.5mg per day is pretty much as good as 1mg) and try and forget the sides. Seriously though, losing your hair is so awful isn't it worth having a reduced libido to prevent it? Imagine it in reverse- that hair loss was the side effect of a medication for impotence- would you take it? Some people decline chemotherapy because hair loss is a side effect. Don't underestimate the impact on your life losing your hair can have- I've literally just wasted a year due to the depression caused by rapid hair loss brought on by making a mistake with the meds. Don't let the same thing happen to you- take finasteride and forget about it

Go seek professional help if it has such a big impact upon your life, as depressing as it can be it's not the root cause of your problems and you know that also deep inside i'm sure of it. No shame in seeking help and trying to talk to somebody...

And those people that you give as examples, that refuse chemotherapy because it causes hairloss, they are just like the ones from the hair loss forums that inject acid into their balls and transform into women to save their hair, i guess you understand that not only mentally sane people get cancer, hair loss or any other condition a human could get, it's everybody's decision of course and i'm not judging but don't just project it like it's a normality and that it happens at every corner of the street, people like this are a minority and the hundred of million of balding and bald people that live everyday on this Earth are the only proof somebody needs...

 

[WaccWaccWacc]

According to the Hasson and Wong studies, they say it's just as effective and with virtually no side effects. I would trust that over what you read here. I think oral is easier for administration. If you end of getting sides again, I would then strongly consider topical. But if you can accept hair loss then don't bother with topical. It would be so interesting to see cases where someone else administered your medication and didn't let you know if they were giving you a placebo or not. I just read a case where some guy quit using finasteride due to sides and later his girlfriend would make his protein shakes for him and would add finasteride to it and the guy thought his hair was improving from the shakes. He complained of no side effects for months and then later his girlfriend confessed she was putting finasteride in his shakes because she did not want him to go bald.

Very interesting story but that is fkn unreal. I’d drop her out my life quicker than anything. Not her hair, not her decision. Jfc

 

[Aeroes]

Week 5 M W F I've noticed a bit of a shed in my hairline, but can still mask it hopefully that's a good sign. The only thing I notice when I take Finasteride my junk does go cold for few hours, but honestly so far so good, it's nothing like my First experience the lower dosage certainly feels tolerable and I feel better knowing I'm trying something. I'll post photos at 3 months.

 

[INT]

Any other things you are doing this time around? Lifestyle wise for example?

 

[Aeroes]

Any other things you are doing this time around? Lifestyle wise for example?

To be honest I was super fit when I took it last time and I'm still very fit. Never had any issues with my physique. I was under a lot of stress last time, the sides I'm experiencing thus far appear minimal and only show for a few hours after ingestion which is just my junk seems a bit colder than usual. Honestly what I experienced the first time is nothing to what I am now it's too early to say just but I honestly feel that the 1mg was way to strong for me.

 

[Hair-pun]

Go seek professional help if it has such a big impact upon your life, as depressing as it can be it's not the root cause of your problems and you know that also deep inside i'm sure of it. No shame in seeking help and trying to talk to somebody...

And those people that you give as examples, that refuse chemotherapy because it causes hairloss, they are just like the ones from the hair loss forums that inject acid into their balls and transform into women to save their hair, i guess you understand that not only mentally sane people get cancer, hair loss or any other condition a human could get, it's everybody's decision of course and i'm not judging but don't just project it like it's a normality and that it happens at every corner of the street, people like this are a minority and the hundred of million of balding and bald people that live everyday on this Earth are the only proof somebody needs...

Ronnie Wood famously declined chemo due to worries about hair loss. In fact, anyone reading this guy's posts and making decisions based on them...Beware.. Check his post history. Take finasteride and forget about hair loss for 10ish years. It's a safe drug. We are all using a hair loss forum with the same goal, to prevent the impact hair loss has on our lives. Let's try to help each other achieve this and not discourage use of a well researched and effective drug that can greatly improve quality of life